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21-	Barbara Ridley, you win!  please email me ..in the subject line, please write "I WON TINY DANCERS" along with your snail mail address!

Timestamp: 2015-06-01 03:30:51 UTC

 

 

 

 

Ok ok ok Ok .. THIS one is my favorite.  Ya for sure this one is my favorite.. mmhmm.. I’ll NEVAH say ANOTHAH stamp is my favorite AGAIN.  EVAH.  ok maybe I will.  Maybe tomorrow’s is my favorite too.. ARGHHHHH

At this moment in time.. THIS ONE FOR SURE is my favorite.. Totally.  But yesterday’s was my favorite too.. mmmmmhhmmm and the day before’s was too.

ok I’m done.

Meet Tiny Townie TINY dancers.  Can we please discuss the different tights?  no wait..  let’s discuss the pudgy little girl tummy in da MIDDLE.  .. the hairdo’s? the ribbons?  their JOIE DE VIVRE?   Their FREE SPIRITEDNESS?   That’s why I paired it with CELEBRATE EVERYTHING.. for KIDS.. for adults.. for 3 friends.. I LOOOOVE THEM.  Seriously.. you think this release is driving YOU nuts? LOL.. it’s driving ME nuts!!!

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Here are 2 cards featuring Tiny Townie Dancers (I actually named them but never told anybody.. Lia, Pia and Mia)…

Here are some cards made using them.. TO DIE FOR!!

This card was made by ALICEWERTZABELLA

tinydancersALICE

And THIS card was made by KERRIBELLA

tinydancersKERRI

I think I just fainted.

mwah.

Wanna chance to win these delicious girls?  leave a comment below 🙂

Mwah again

Em

Happy SNEAKY PEEKY SATURDAY SISTAHS! oh AND A CHANCE TO WIN!

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15-MARILYN S you win!  please email me .. in the subject line, please put "I WON AMANDA IS AWESOME) along with your snail mail address

Timestamp: 2015-06-01 03:17:54 UTC

 

Today’s image is, of course,  guess…..

 

ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!! LOL

 

Here’s Tiny Townie AMANDA is AWESOME.. I think she is Belinda’s inner girl.. she is playful and EXTREMELY patient… waiting for you to visit 🙂  She even bought you a flower right next to her for when you arrive 🙂

All these tiny townies are just so special!  And really they aren’t just meant for kids.. I mean.. I would send all of them to my friends wouldn’t you?

Ok I feel a “blabla” starting so let’s get to da POINT. LOL

 

Meet Tiny Townie AMANDA is AWESOME… and check out her sentiment.. I had to sprinkle a little bit of me in there LOL.. can you tell?

All images coloured by our ELAINEABELLA !

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here’s a GORGEOUS card made by aliceWERTZabella…

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And a GORGEOUS card by ANGELABELLA

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WANNAWINHER?  Leave a comment at the end of the blog and let me know what you think!

Mwah to da sistahs who want a girl on a bench.  SIGH

Em

Sneaky PEEKY number 3, 4, 5 and 6 and BELLARIFIC FRIDAY! AND A CHANCE TO WIN!

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Timestamp: 2015-06-01 03:12:43 UTC

 

 

what could be bettah?!

OMG what a busy morning sistahs…. I am SO sorry I have kept you all waiting.. been running around.. had a sick boy child here the last 2 days.. hasn’t been fun.. but the RESPONSES ON THE TINY TOWNIES have been!  OMG I think I am more excited than you are for these images.  I LOVE seeing your reactions and reading them!

Today’s sneak peek is NOT  a Tiny Townie…  we have 6 more tiny townies to show so don’t worry!

I wanted to share this image by Christine Grove.  The sentiment actually came first.  A long time ago, my BFF texted me this sentiment and we both went crazy at how much we loved it.  And I have been searching for the perfect image to go with it and I have found it 🙂

Meet “FOREVER MY ALWAYS”.  Like I said.. I LOVE this sentiment for an anniversary card. I Love this playful couple.. love how they are looking at each other.. love the dance… Love how they are “in sync”…. I hope Ryan and I are that couple in 20+ years 🙂

Hope you love them as much as I do.  Seriously.. whats that dance when you are in that possition and are waving your hands?  is it the Swing?  OMG just looking at them I fell in love again LOL

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Here’s a card by AliceWERTZabella using Forever my Always.. isn’t it GORGEOUS?!?!?

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I also wanted to show 3 new Mo Images I could. not. resist.

 

Girl Time.

ok.. SERIOUSLY now… Can you DIE looking at the expression of the little one in the front EATING the cucumber?!?!?!  Well I almost did LOL.  THAT FACE!!!.. I thought this was such a sweet image for girls day out.. mother’s day.. birthday… Love them.

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SPOILED

Another face I couldn’t resist .. with the “spectator” shoes.. the hands clasped.. the teeny mouth.. the bows… She actually reminds me of that girl from little house on the prairie.. NELLIE was it? LOL.. Ok did ANYONE ELSE ever watch little house?  Ya.. this girl may not be so nice.. LOL.. but she’s SLICK.  and gets what she wants with her sugary smile and adorable face.

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Here’s TracyMACabella’s card using SPOILED

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PAMPERED

It’s that little cucumber face again.  HAD. TO. HAVE. HER.  I don’t think I have words for the dimples on the elbows.. the spread out toesies with that pedicure toe separator.. LOL.. I . Can.t TAKE IT.

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Here’s TRACY MACABELLA’s card using PAMPERED!

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Do you sense a theme here?  Am I crying out for a spa day?!?!?!  I think I am.  Hmph.

 

WANNA WIN THESE BABIES?  Place a comment in the comment section and we will reveal the winners on June 1st!!

Ok. PHEW.  Now BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!!

This week’s theme was a SKETCHYPOO

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Let’s see what our AMAZING/TALENTED/ PHENOMALISH Baberoonis came up with shall we?

alicewertzabella

AliceWERTZabella used PETUNIA has a PARTY

kerribella

Kerribella used WIZ

sandiebella

Sandiebella used ALWAYS BE YOURSELF

 

shelabella

Shelabella used NICE TO SEE you Petunia

stephabella

Stephabella used GAME ON

tracybella

Tracybella used ESPECIALLY FOR YOU PETUNIA

 

tracyMACabella

TracyMACabella used SMARTY CAT

 

Seriously.  Drool worthy.  AMAZINGNESS.

Now for my phenomalish sistahood which seems to be growing every week.. HERE’S TO US!  WOOHOOOO!

chitra

Chitra used PATIENCE

 

WOOOOOOOWWWWWWW.. I love all of these cards!  If you aren’t inspired now..ummm… let’s not go there. LOL

Next week’s theme is

ANYTHING GOES!  use a CURRENT stampingbella image on a car and **POOF*** you’re ready to enter.  JUST LIKE DAT.  For information on how to enter, click HERE

 

Don’t forget to post a comment here so I have something to read and show off to my kids.. ok? LOL.

Mwah to da sistahs who LOVE da sneaky PEEKIES!

Em

 

Sneaky PEEKY day 2-Y (pronounced “EE” like in SNEAKY.. so it Rhymes. ok?).. LOL- AND A CHANCE TO WIN!

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198-KP you win!  please email me and in the subject line put "I WON TINY TOWNIE BREE) along with your email address and we will ship ASAP!	

Timestamp: 2015-06-01 03:08:36 UTC

 

Hiya sistahs..

Ok yesterday’s post was INSANE in the MEMBRANE (we used to say that in the 80’s).. Seriously I thought everyone gave up on me.. didn’t love me anymore.  But I won’t complain ANY LONGER .. I know you’re there.. You sure showed ME yesterday :)..

I am SO happy with the reaction of my little blossom.. the Tiny Townies.. I feel the excitement again.. the mojo.. the contagiousness… LOVE IT!!

THIS is what keeps me going!

Ok After yesterday’s BLABLA post, I am going to keep this short and sweet.. Ok maybe a little story to go with her but other than that, short and sweet k?

Meet TINY TOWNIE BREE loves BUTTERCREAM.  I mean who the heck doesn’t?  In yesterday’s post I mentioned I love children’s illustrations.. of course I love food too. (TRIPLE HMPH)… I also love sweets and cake and buttercream (quintillionth HMPH)

So without further ADOOOOOO…. meet Tiny Townie BREE loves BUTTERCREAM… I LOVE HER SO MUCH.

I mean SERIOUSLY.  The “bowleggedness” because she’s trying to balance that cake?  THE CAKE?  THE CROWN?  The BOW?  THE TUTU?  THE STRIPED TIGHTS?  I know you can see her, but I just get a little excited LOL…  And the SENTIMENT???? Ok, Im done now.  Phew!  OH AND THE WAY ELAINEABELLA COLOURED HER?  ok, now I’m RE-HEALLY done.

breelovesbuttercream

 

 

stephabellaBREE

Card by STEPHABELLA

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Tracybella’s Card

 

 

Wanna win BREE?  Leave a comment here.  And NO IT NEVER GETS OLD.. AND NO.. I LOVE READING THE COMMENTS… AND NO YOU BETTER LEAVE ONE.  Let me know what you thinky of my Bree.  *sigh*… my BREE.

Mwah to my sistahs who want a JUICY slice of cake.. WITH EXTRA BUTTERCREAM.

Em

And the new Release Sneak Peeks begin! Meet Tiny Townie BLOSSOM loves BALLOONS and a CHANCE TO WIN HER!

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11-BARBARA RAY you win!  PLease email me and in the subject line please write "I WON BLOSSOM" along with your snail mail addy!	

Timestamp: 2015-06-01 03:06:05 UTC

 

Sistahs,

Stamping Bella has been around for over 10 years… where the HECK has the time gone?  I have no idea.. but I look and FEEL 10 years older so it must be true LOL.

When I started this little business I had a passion for children’s illustrations.. and to this day the passion continues.  I can’t help but casually go to the children’s section with my kids at the book stores and get lost in both the stories (yes I am 4 years old) and the images that I seen when I turn the pages.   I not only love children’s illustration .. I  love illustrations that tell a story.. that trigger an emotion or 2 or 4 or 1500894.  My artists who work very close by me are so talented and are able to tell MY story… tell A story.. take an image out of my head and get it on paper.. down to the nitty gritty details.  These artists also come up with their own AMAZING ideas to share with you as well.    For 10 years I have tried to stay “ahead of the game” .. to stand out from the rest.. to be, well, less generic .. if I can be so bold to say that.

We started with the “Bellas”  which to me was so needed in the market place.. something that we could associate with.. career… hobbyist.. anything.  And when people would email me and tell me how one “reminded” them of so and so and this one would remind them of  so and so.. and I would hear them say “that’s SOOOO insert name here”.. it would make my heart sing.  Those were the types of stamps I wanted to produce.  Stamps that made a difference..  Listen, I’m not solving the world peace issue LOL but if I can put a smile on someone’s face, then I’m happy.  I even had one customer who had NO pictures from her youth and she used the different bellas to document her childhood.  How cool is THAT?!

From the Bellas sprang oh so many other artist’s work.. senses of humor, wittiness etc…

Then came the Uptown girls… a more modern twist to the bellas.. more sophisticated.. again with the same idea.. I want my characters to RESONATE with people.  And boy do these uptownies Resonate LOL.  They are a huge success!

Yes, I am such a child at heart.. and YES my inner child sometimes gets unleashed and goes crazy.. and YES, I embrace those moments.  And I realized that the Uptownies also have an inner child.  Who were they before they “became” the uptownies?  (I always say I take my stamps seriously).. Well.. they were the TINY TOWNIES of course!  Younger versions of the uptownies…  Playful.. Studious.. Risk Takers…   I watch my children daily in awe.  How different they are from each other…. I watch my daughter be SO MUCH BRAVER than I ever was… I see my son more cautious and thoughtful in his every day life… It’s so interesting to see and I really embrace those differences.  My kids are my INNER child (if that makes any sense at all)

Ok so I am really blabbering.. not even sure I make sense but I wanted to introduce you to a whole new set of characters.. the TINY TOWNIES.  The little playful, brave, studious, cautious little characters before they became uptownies 🙂

I hope you LOVE Tiny Townie BLOSSOM as much as I do

Colouring was done, of course, by our very own Elaine Hughes.. a HUGE part of the Stamping Bella family.  Between my artists, my DT, My friends .. SIGH. I’m one lucky gal.

Here’s Blossom

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And here are some samples made with Blossom 🙂

blossomTRACYMAC

Tracymacabella’s card

micheleBLOSSOM

Shelabella’s card

stephabellablossom

Stephabella’s card

Serious DELICIOUSNESS, no?

Our release will be On JUNE 1st. (hopefully a bit before).. All images will be available then.  Until then, I torture you, ok?

Wanna WIN HER?  Place a comment here for a chance.  All winners will be announced before the release.  Place a comment here just to show me you are still reading my blog and that there is a sign of life out there LOL

Mwah to da sistahs who EMBRACE their inner child 🙂

Em

 

It’s bellarific friday!!

I feel like it’s been FOREVER since we’ve “spoken” sistahs..  I guess it’s been a long week LOL.

Let’s discuss some winnahs from MARCH and APRIL.. yikes I am behind.

Winnahs for $25 gift vouchers for contributing to Bellarific Friday go to….

Tina: March 20th post

Damaris: April 4th post

Congrats!  Please email me and I will send you your vouchahs!

Ok now for this week’s challenge!

ONE LAYER WONDER.  It’s not easy to do this and the entries were AMAZING!

Let’s see what our baberoonis came up with!

alicewertzabella

AliceWERTZabella used ESPECIALLY for YOU PETUNIA

angelabella

Angelabella used NICE TO SEE YOU Petunia

kerri

Kerribella used MILK AND COOKIES

 

 

tracymacabella

TracyMACabella used Lulu’s MORNING FIX

All so different and ALL SOO STUNNING! no?  am I wrong?  LOL

Ok now for our sistahood!

margo

Margo used FLOWER GARDEN

marilyn

Marilyn used I CARRY YOUR HEART

These cards are all so PHENOMALISH!  LOVE THEM!  and LOVE da SISTAHOOD for contributing!  it makes my week.  For REALS.

Now for next week’s theme?

A SKETCHYPOO!

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for rules on how to enter our Bellarific Friday challenge, you can read HERE

you can also follow us on TWITTER (@stampingbella)

on Instagram (@stampingbella)

and join our FB group.. it’s HOPPIN’!  You can join HERE

Mwah to my favorite SISTAHS EVAH!

Em

 

 

it’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY!

WOOHOO! The sun is shining.. it’s warm outside… just yum.

If you don’t follow me on facebook you may have missed my post about Sandy Allnock’s copic HEX CHART.  Omg It’s EXACTLY what I needed for my copics!

hexchart

Sorry it’s such a blurry picture.  But basically, instead of listing the colors by name or number.. it organizes the colors by color so that you can see and make many many more color combinations!  this little tool is SOOO necessary LOL.  Even today while coloring, I discovered brand new copic color combos I would have never ever noticed before!   What a great, inexpensive tool.

Ok now for this week’s bellarific Friday!

A sketchyPOO!

SB sketch-9-may-8 copy

lets see what our baberoonis came up with shall we?

alicewertzabella

AliceWERTZabella used Uptown girl ABIGAIL the ARTIST

Angelabella

Angelabella used QUEEN HOPPY POPPY

kerribella

Kerribella used LULU LOVES POPPIES (our stamp of the month!)

Lesliebella

Lesliebella used MAKE A WISH Hoppy Poppy

lesliebellaINSIDE

and here’s the inside. if you look closely you will see make a wish hoppy poppy in a watermark ink. I love how this finishes and ties the card all together!

SANDIEBELLA

Sandiebella used LULU LOVES POPPIES

shelabella

Shelabella used RAMONA goes FISHING

stephabella

Stephabella used our woodsies GILBERT and MAISY under the toadstool

tracybella

Tracybella used I HEART YOU

tracymacabella

TracyMACabella used FLOWER FOR A TRUE FRIEND

 

tell me this isn’t the best team in the WWW  (lol whole wide world… i just made that up.. I think I like that. LOL)

and now for the best SISTAHOOD contributions in the WWW .. LOL.  Ican’t ever just stop at saying something once after I like it.. I have to beat it to death.  HMPH.

angelaBrown

Angela B. used SNOOKUMS

janelle

Janelle used uptown girl Sabrina LOVES the spa

tinaS

Tina used Uptown girl Sofia the Sicky

 

Fantastic cards!  Love them all!

Now for next week’s theme?

ONE LAYER WONDER.  Make a card with a single layer using a CURRENT stamping bella stamp and you’re ready to boogie!

Mwah to da sistahs who are gonna get CRAF-T.  (im SO clever today no?)

Em

 

 

It’s CUH-RAZYYYYY TOOOSDAY sistahs!

The new banner is up with all information is up on the site!

Since today is CINCO de MAYO ANDDDDD Crazy Tuesday, we decided to offer 2 amazing deals today!

Not only do we have our 3 AMAZING stamps at INSANE PRICES

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The Senioritas were dancing LA CUCARACHA and wanted to be included in this sale.  The NERVE of them.   So we decided to appease them (they were getting a bit NOISY).. and they are ALL 50% off TODAY ONLY!

ITS CRAZY LOCO CINCO DE MAYO TOOSDAY!

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Happy shopping from your

LOCA Bella 🙂

Em

it’s bellarific friday and I have found DESIGN TEAM PEACE sistahs :)

Hiya sistahs!! Hope you had a great week!  I was in the midst of a post about something CRAZY that happened to me this week but now will have to save it til next week.. It’s SUCH an Emily story… like the OLD DAYS Emily story.. so hopefully I can write it and post it by Monday 🙂  I promise you will enjoy it.. laugh at me.. and with me.. I giggle and blush every time I think about it.  Ok enough about me.

Let’s discuss DESIGN TEAM PEACE… When Stamping Bella was in her infant stages, I never wanted a design team.. I just wanted the stamps to sell themselves by the sheer artwork.. design etc.  Which they did and still do. I then did a little investigating to see how other stamp companies did it and realized what an ASSET having amazing talented sistahs work with you in showcasing these little mini pieces of art and sharing them with the world.  I never cared how “popular” design team members were.. I never cared if they were all over the magazines.. I really never cared “who” they were or “who they thought ” they were.. does this make sense?  The only thing I really cared about was how passionate they were about my images.. about my company.. how loyal they would be to ME as the owner…  I figured if they had all of DAT.. then I had it made.

I have made SO many new friends throughout my journey.. people I could not live without today..  Danabella (who has been on my team since it started.. now THAT’s LOYAL).. Elaineabella who has stuck with me throughout by colouring my images.. giving me daily advice (Sorry Elaineabella).. Lesliebella who has been a loyal customer in my shop and who you would hear SQUEAL outside when she was coming in with sheer happiness (and it was INFECTIOUS! LOL).. I could go on and on.. Sandiebella (who curses just like I do LOL)  who dabbles in different medias and takes risks and makes beautiful cards.. AmyRabella who I have also known from the beginning of Stamping Bella.. Angelabella who has always been a devoted fan then DT member.. so loyal and so talented.. Kerribella who also used to be a retail store customer.. always loyal and so talented.. the amazing Stephabella who is probably blind by all the fussy cutting she does LOL.. and is SOOO talented and so supportive..Alice wertzabella (a newbie) who I recognize as being uber talented and so down to earth and kind..  Tracybella who sends me cards 789 months in advance cuz she’s THAT good.  Her coloring and card design is amazing… and of course TRACYMACABELLA only because she lets me call her that.. LOL.. No of course not.  Her work is MAGICAL.. and when she made a card using nice to see you Petunia and found “just the right” paper and embellishment in her stash to use on a card for ME.. I knew we were soulmates.   I’ve come far from not wanting a design team no?

Enter SHELABELLA.  Michele Boyer who I have been wooing for the last 643 years.. a loyal.. talented.. funny.. amazing card maker and stamper.   She had me at Hello (just  like every single one of my DT artists).. And she finally said YES!!!!  and she is now the latest addition to our amazing design team.  So yes sistahs.. I have found DESIGN TEAM PEACE.  I a happy bella.

I am thankful EVERY SINGLE DAY for these women in my life.. the problem is I probably don’t say it often enough.  And for that I apologize and I hope you all read my blog (if not you’re FIRED LOL).. and see how much I really do love all of you.

#yesicanbesappy

#imeaneveryword

#letsgetonwiththeshow

Ok so now let’s discuss this week’s BELLARIFIC FRIDAY CHALLENGE!

Because it’s MAY 1st today AND Bellarific Friday.. it’s a double bonus!!  We introduce our new STAMP OF THE MONTH today AND you get to see the samples my baberoonis made with it!

Our Stamp of the month is LULU LOVES POPPIES

and this week’s theme was an INSPIRATION PHOTO!

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Let’s see how our Baberoonis can tantalize you this week… BWAHAHAHA

let’s start with our New baberooni Shelabella

shleabella
alicewertzabella

Here is AliceWERTZAbella’s card

angelabella

Angelabella’s card

dana

Danabella’s card

kerribella

Kerribella’s card

lesliebella

Lesliebella’s card

stephabella

Stephabella’s card

tracymacabella

TracyMACabella’s card

If this doesn’t tell you that you need this stamp in your collection, I dunno what will LOL.  I always say it but to this day, she is one of my most “FAVORITEST” stamps (yes that is a word)

And now for our amazing Sistahood!

angelaB

Angela B used SORRY SHANNA

Fantastic cards sistahs!

Thank you for putting up with my sappiness and grateful post today 🙂

Next week’s theme?  A SKETCHYPOO!

SB sketch-9-may-8 copy

if you don’t know how to enter our Bellarific Fridays.. click here

Mwah to my sistahs!

Em

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s Bellarific Friday!

hiya sistahs!

Hope you had a great week!  it’s my favorite day 🙂

our challenge today was a sketchypoo

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I love to see the different interpretations of the sketch.. sometimes all the elements just don’t agree LOL.. so we change things up to make them all get along nicely.  I speak from experience LOL

Let’s see what our baberoonis came up with this week.  You will fall off your chairs with the talent from both our baberoonis and our sistahood.  Have I mentioned that I LOVE bellarific fridays? hehehehhehe

Ok here we go!

alicewertzabella

AliceWERTZabella used Uptown girl Posh has a Present

danabella

Danabella used BUDDY and JOLLY

 

ohboyohboyohboy are these AMAZING or WHAT?!

Now for our AMAZING sistahood!!!

love love love these contributions sistahs!!!!

Now for next week’s theme?

an inspiration sketch! and its GORGEOUS!!

colour-inspiration-2--May-1 copy

Use the color theme.. the floral theme.. da world is your OYSTAH.

WOOHOO can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Mwah!

and of course don’t forget….

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